The
Constitution of 1961 (officially titled the
Constitution of the Turkish Republic) was the
fundamental law of
Turkey from 1961 to 1982. It was introduced following the
1960 coup d'état, replacing the earlier
Constitution of 1924. It was approved in a referendum held on 9 July 1961, with 61.7% of the nation voting in favor. It remained in force until the
1980 coup d'état, following which it was replaced by a new document, the
Constitution of 1982, which remains in force today.